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BRACELET, RING, 8w. No. 309,525. Patented Dec. 23, 1884.

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DONALD It. GORBIN, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 309,525, dated December28, 1884:.

Application filed August 25, 1883. (N0 model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DONALD E. CORBIN, of Brooklyn, in the county ofKings and State of New York, have inventeda new and useful Improvementin Bracelets, Rings, Napkin- Rings, and Analogous Articles, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in bracelets, rings,napkin-rings, and other articles of a similar nature; and it consists ofa ring or coil of metal or other suitable material with overlapping endscapable of being enlarged for the reception of the wrist, finger,napkin, necktie, or other article intended to be encircled thereby, thesaid overlapping ends being connected by a link hinged or jointedthereto, which allows the bracelet to be extended for the reception ofthe'hand and to contract to fit the wrist, substantially as hereinafterset forth.

Inithe accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a plan View of a bracelet.Fig. 2 is an elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the samebracelet partly open. Fig. I is a plan view of the form of a link whichis adapted particularly to a bracelet opening with a hinge and without aspring in the bracelet, the spring for closing or holding in positionwhen closed being formed in the link itself. Figs. 5 and 6 are theelevation and plan of such a bracelet.

Corresponding parts are indicated by corresponding letters.

In the drawings, A represents a bracelet formed of an elastic strand orwire or hinged and having ends which overlap each other to the distancenecessary to give the desired opening.

13 represents a link, which connects the overlapping ends, each end ofthe link B be ing secured to the corresponding end of the bracelet bymeans of the pins or hinges c c. It will thus be seen that on opening orspread ing the bracelet the link reverses its position, allowing thebracelet to be opened twice the length of the link, to allow the hand topass through.

If the bracelet itself is elastic, the hinges in the link may be plain,and no additional spring or catch will be necessary; but if the braceletis simply hinged, or does not possess sufficient elasticity to cause itto recover its.

original position, the requisite elasticity may be obtained by makingthe link of the form shown in Fig. i, this being chosen as a convenientmethod of forming a spring in the link or of holding the bracelet inposition when closed. In the form represented in Fig. 4 the holes 6 6,through which the pins on the bracelet pass, are elliptical in form, ornotched or square, or otherwise irregular in shape, and the ends of thelink are split for a short distance, the pins on the bracelet being alsoelliptical or square, or otherwise shaped to fit the holes e e. The sameeffect may be obtained by affixing the pins to the link and allowingthem to pass through holes in the coil, the coil being split for a shortdistance to give the required spring.

The drawings have only been made for a bracelet, but the application inany of the other articles specified will be entirely similar.

It will be seen that the pins passing through the holes in the ends ofthe link may be enlarged, so as to form finger-buttons to be used inopening and closing the bracelet, and also that a catch may be used tokeep the bracelet closed, instead of the link described in Fig. 4; orthe ends of the bracelet may be bent so as to cross each other, toaccomplish the same effect. The link may be hinged to the bracelet inany manner.

In use the article may be opened or extended by pulling or by turningthe link, and after passing the hand through maybe closed or sprungtogether, and will remain in its place.

The link may be ornamented in any manner.

Vhat I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

An improved bracelet consisting of a ring or coil with overlapping endsconnected by a link hinged or j ointed thereto and permanently attachedat each end, which will allow the bracelet to be enlarged for thepassage of the hand and to contract about the wrist, substantially asshown and described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand andseal this 24th day of August, 1883.

DONALD It. CORBIN. [13.8.]

itnesses:

ARTHUR H. ELY, WILLIAM ItooKwnLL.

